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Carl Sagan on the Existence of God (Original Post)
BootinUp
Jul 2021
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Sagan tried to deny a supernatural dimension, while defending religion.
endinequalitynow
Aug 2021
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Skittles
(159,061 posts)1. where does it leave us? BETTER OFF
living in the REAL world
BootinUp
(49,020 posts)2. I really like this clip. This is more than he
wrote on the subject in the two books i read. And he is so in his element here.
PortTack
(34,628 posts)3. Indeed better off!
JudyM
(29,517 posts)4. Interesting to hear his framing of the issue.
Thanks for posting it.
endinequalitynow
(33 posts)5. Sagan tried to deny a supernatural dimension, while defending religion.
Sagan attempted to defend ritualistic religion, while claiming that the universe didn't need a supernatural being to function. He was attempting to bring religious people and atheists together. He was calling on the religious to also be rational.
Jim G.
(14,814 posts)6. I'm Curious - What's The Purpose Of The Racist YouTube Video Link In Your Signature?